Vocabulary Test Worksheet
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- 1.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) foal
- 2.One word for: a period of a thousand years (a) decade (b) millennium (c) century (d) fortnight
- 3.Complete the idiom: Their fight over a pencil was just a storm in a ___. (a) bucket (b) glass (c) teacup (d) bottle
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 5.Which is the everyday (informal) word for “apologise”? (a) live (b) buy (c) say sorry (d) help
- 6.Which word is an adjective? (a) persuasion (b) persuasively (c) persuasive (d) persuade
- 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) wide (d) early
- 8.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) rude (d) hard
- 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) inferior (c) early (d) ancient
- 10.Which spelling is correct? (a) achieve (b) acheeve (c) acheive (d) achive
- 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
- 12.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
- 15.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) close (c) smile (d) clean
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
- 17.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) son
- 18.Which word is spelt wrongly? (a) occasion (b) beautiful (c) conscience (d) receeve
- 19.What does the phrasal verb “run out of” mean? (a) have plenty (b) run outside (c) have none left (d) run very fast
- 20.One word for: the story of a person’s life written by that person (a) biography (b) autobiography (c) atlas (d) novel
- 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
- 22.Which is the formal word for “start”? (a) reside (b) inform (c) assist (d) commence
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 24.Which is the formal word for “house”? (a) error (b) assistance (c) occupation (d) residence
- 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) early (c) modern (d) guilty
- 26.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
- 27.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) hero (d) actor
- 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
- 29.Complete the analogy: Farmer is to field as sailor is to ___. (a) court (b) ship (c) farm (d) school
- 30.Fill the gap with the right small word: I came ___ an old photo while cleaning my room. (a) up (b) across (c) off (d) after
- 31.What does the phrasal verb “call off” mean? (a) phone (b) invite (c) shout (d) cancel
- 32.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
- 33.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) begin (b) stop (c) repair (d) laugh
- 34.Which word is an adjective? (a) danger (b) dangerously (c) endanger (d) dangerous
- 35.Which word is a verb? (a) dangerously (b) dangerous (c) danger (d) endanger
- 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
- 37.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
- 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) honest (d) permanent
- 40.What does the phrasal verb “look forward to” mean? (a) forget about (b) look straight ahead (c) be afraid of (d) wait eagerly for
Answer key
- foal
- millennium
- teacup
- un-
- say sorry
- persuasive
- kind
- simple
- inferior
- achieve
- personal
- dessert
- last
- rich – wealthy
- close
- day
- son
- receeve
- have none left
- autobiography
- stair
- commence
- big – large
- residence
- guilty
- adapt
- host
- victory – defeat
- ship
- across
- cancel
- daughter
- begin
- dangerous
- endanger
- clothes
- break
- hard
- permanent
- wait eagerly for
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